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Debian DSA-4613-1 Moderate: Libidn2 Buffer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey February 1, 2020
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4613-1 addresses libidn2 buffer overflow risks and provides upgrade recommendations.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the idn2_to_ascii_4i() function in libidn2, the GNU library for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), which could resu...
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security advisory moderate denial of service security issue buffer overflow libidn2 GNU library

Summary

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.5-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libidn2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libidn2 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libidn2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: libidn2
CVE ID: CVE-2019-18224

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security advisory moderate denial of service security issue buffer overflow libidn2 GNU library

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